Fern
Wilbur
Templeton
Charlotte
Other Characters
100
What argument does Fern use that convinces her father not to kill the runt pig?
Would he have killed her if she were born too small?
100
Why does Wilbur move to Zuckerman's farm?
Wilbur is getting to big to live with Fern.
100
Who is the most important person to Templeton?
Templeton
100
Why do spiders have to repair their webs so often?
Bugs thrash around trying to escape and damage the web.
100
What did Fern's father intend to do with the ax at the beginning of the story?
Kill the runt pig
200
What does Fern tell her mother that makes her mother concerned about her?
Animals in the barn talk and tell stories
200
At Zuckerman's farm, what is one thing Wilbur wants more than anything?
A friend
200
How was Templeton able to get from the barn to his hiding place under the pig trough without coming out into the open?
He had a tunnel that he traveled through
200
Why does Charlotte spin words into her web?
To make the humans think Wilbur is too special to sent to slaughter (die).
200
What did Fern's father do with the runt pig?
He gave the pig to Fern to care for.
300
Who did Fern's mother talk to about her concerns with Fern?
Dr. Dorian
300
According to farmers, what kind of pig was Wilbur?
a runt/a spring pig
300
What did Templeton take to his lair?
On unhatched/rotten egg
300
What work did Charlotte feel she needed to stay home for (instead of going to the fair)?
Make her egg sac
300
How does the old sheep persuade Templeton to help save Wilbur?
Wilbur is the source of Templeton's food.  His trough will be dry if Wilbur is dead.
400
Where did Fern sit when she visited the barn?
On a milking a stool
400
Who is Wilbur's new friend?
Charlotte
400
How did the animals convince Templeton to go to the fair?
There would be so much food for him to eat that had fallen on the ground.
400
What did Charlotte's cousin catch in her web?
a small fish
400
Where does Mr. Zuckerman decide to take Wilbur?
County Fair
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